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ABoyofOldPrague

内容简介

Tofeedhisstarvingfamily,ayoungserfstealsachickenfromhismaster'skitchen.Caught,hisdeathsentenceiscommutedtoservitudeintheJewishghetto.Theyouth,Tomás,tremblesatthethoughtofbeingboundtoamortalenemy.Oncesettledamongamoneylender'sfamily,however,hediscoversgreaterfriendshipandkindnessthanhehaseverknown.ButcanTomásprotecthisnewfriendsfromtheinjusticesofhisoldworld?Especiallyappropriatefor9-to12-year-olds,thisfableoftolerancevividlyportraysJewishghettolifeinsixteenth-centuryPrague.TwentydistinctiveillustrationsbyfamedartistBenShahnilluminatethetext.Thisneweditionreintroducesamovingtale—onethat'sbeenoutofprintfor25years—tochildrenandadults.Educators,Jewishstudygroups,andothereducationalorganizationswillfinditanexcellentadditiontotheirreadinglists;generalreaderswillfinditinspirationalaswell.AprefacebyMargotSternStromisincluded.,

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DoverChildren'sClassics

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